Highway guard-fence construction



Jan. 24, 1933. JOHNSON 1,895,262

HIGHWAY GUARD FENCE CONSTRUCTION Filed Nov. 13, 1931 I0 I IO INVENTOR Alf JoHnson At torney This invention relates to improvements in a roadway guard fence, its primary object Patented Jan. 24, 1933 ALF JOHNSON, OF REVLOO, PENNSYLVANIA HIGHWAY GUARD-FENCE CONSTRUCTION 7 Application filed November 13, 1931. Serial No. 574,862.

of the brackets and also due apart relation of the two arms to the spaced to each other.

being to provide a resilient guard fence for use on the side of road curves or other danger- 5 ous places where it is deemed advisable to erect a guard. J

A further object is to provide such a guard that when the device is struck by a vehicle,

the cable used in the structure will remain 7 l taut throughout its entire length due to the pivotal action of the supporting arm of the device.

A still further object of the invention is to provide a roadway guard fence that is inex- 1 pensive to construct and is eliicient in operation.

With these and other objects in View that may appear while the description proceeds, the invention consists in the novel construction and arrangement of parts as hereinafter more specifically set forth, claimed and shown in the accompanying drawing forming a part of this present application and in which:

Fig. l is a plan view of a number of posts equipped with the invention showing one of the same in the position to which it will be moved when struck by a vehicle.

Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the supporting arm.

V Fig. 3 is a plan view of the same.

Referring more in detail to the drawing in which similar reference characters designate corresponding parts throughout the several views it will be seen the invention comprises a post 10 having a double armed brack et 11 protruding at right angles therefrom andpivotally connected thereto by a U bolt 12. The double armed bracket is braced near its outer end by a spacer member 13 and is kept in position on the U bolt 12 by'a bolt 14. At the outer end of each arm of the bracket are the holes 15 through which thefcable 16 is passed and by which the said cable is held in its required position. A spacer plate 17 provides asliding surface for the back of the bracket to work against and also protects the post.

It will be seen from the foregoing that when a vehicle strikes one of the guards the cable is kept taut due to the pivotal motion thereof pivotally securing the bracket and It is believed that the construction and advantages of the structure shown may be apparent from the foregoing paragraphs taken in connection with the accompanying drawing without further detailed description.

While the preferred embodiment of the invention has been disclosed it is understood that minor changes in the details'of construction, combination and arrangement of co-operating parts may be resorted to within the scope of what is claimed without departing from the spirit of the invention.

I claim: G5

1. A fence cable holder comprising a supporting bracket formed from a metal strip bent intermediate its ends to provide diverging arms having apertures in their free'ends to receive a cable, a pivot pin disposed in the bight of said bracket adapted to be secured to a support, anda bolt passing through the arms of said bracket adjacent the bight pivot pin together. 7 v 2. A fence cable holder comprising'a supporting bracket formed from a metal strlp bent intermediate its ends to provide diverging arms having their free. ends disposed in parallel relation and provided with apertures to receive a cable, a spacer rod holding the free ends of said arms apart, a U-shaped bolt disposed in the bight of said bracket having its ends passing through a: support, a bearing plate mounted on said bolt between said brac et and the support, and .a bolt passing through the arms of said bracket, adjacent the bight thereof, pivotally securing said bracket on said U-shaped bolt. 1

In testimony whereof I affix my signature.

ALF, JOHNSON. 

